Political Quotes

“The majority should be held responsible for its actions. We need to prepare a budget for our Nation that reduces national debt, promotes honest budgeting, and encourages true economic growth by reducing energy costs, reducing taxes, and reducing health care costs. I do believe that the first priority of any nation must be the health of its people. Every American should have access to high quality health care at affordable prices, and Congress must work with State governments and the private sector to achieve that goal. One way Congress can curtail this rapid rise in health care costs is to use health information technology as a cost-saving measure. I hope we can work across party lines to enact health IT legislation this year and to aid in addressing the fiscal challenges associated with spiraling costs and unacceptable levels of medical errors. I wonder if the American people realize that when the baby boomers are fully retired and receiving benefits, the cost of supporting that generation through Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security will be so high we will have no money available for our Federal Government to do anything else. We will have no money for national defense, no money for education, no money for transportation infrastructure, not to mention a whole bunch of other things we are intricately expecting. That is unacceptable. Our country's future cannot sustain the cost.”